The motion "urges the Government to make representations to TfL and the Mayor of London asking them to reconsider the project and consult the public and key stakeholders before proceeding with it".

The text of Ms Abbott's EDM also criticises the use of public money for a project "which will lead to the South Bank river walkway being narrowed [and] many trees and much green space ironically being sacrificed for a project which is labelled as green".

The EDM suggests that other parts of London have a more pressing need for a new river crossing.